Question

Tiger Mom,

You’ve been criticized(批评) a lot since your book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, came out. One problem is that some people don’t get your humor. They think you’re serious about all things and Lulu and I are suffering a lot from such a strict mother. That is not true.

But for real, it’s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don’t hear us laughing over each other’s jokes. They don’t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don’t know how much fun we have when the six of us — dogs included — squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.

I admit it: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I’d gone to and some piano camps I wish I’d got away from. But now that I’m 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), I’m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.

A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can’t think for themselves. Well, I came to the opposite conclusion: your strict parenting made me more independent(独立的).

Everybody’s talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you refused to take because they weren’t good enough. Funny how some people believe that Lulu and I will feel hurt for life. But let’s face it: It took me 30 second; I didn’t put my heart into it. That’s why, when you rejected it, I didn’t feel hurt at all.

There’s one more thing: I have come to understand what it really means to live a meaningful life to the fullest. To me, it’s about knowing that you’ve tried your best, body and mind. You feel it when the piano piece you’ve practiced for days and hours finally comes to life beneath your fingertips. You feel it when you do something on your own that you never thought you could. And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you.

Yours,

Sophia

1. In the writer’s opinion, why do some people criticize her mother?

A. They don’t know what her family is really like.

B. They have a different culture.

C. They aren’t strict with their children.

D. They don’t have a good sense of humor.

2.The passage tells us her mother’s strict parenting raised the writer to be _________.

A. a robot kid                      B. a kid with no play dates

C. a kid uninterested in the piano  D. an independent thinker

3. Which of the following sentences is Wrong ?

A. Sophia is thankful for what her strict mother has made her

B. Sophia has never been disturbed by tea parties.

C. Sophia is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her.

D. Tiger Mom was blamed for rejecting her daughters’ birthday cards.

4.The underlined words “it” in the last paragraph refer to_________.

A. Making personal achievements

B. Having lived your life at 110 percent

C. Practicing piano pieces

D. Doing something on your own

Answer

1.Ａ

2.Ｄ

3.Ｂ

4.Ｂ

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章是Sophia写给虎妈妈的一封信，有一些人批评虎妈妈的严厉，然而作者不那样认为，作者认为正因为妈妈的严厉养育迫使自己更加独立.作者认为大家普遍渴望过有意义的生活,对作者而言,无关成就或自满,而在于知道自己在推动自己,包括身体与思考,达到自身潜力的极限.

1.No outsider can know what our family is really like.没有人知道我们的生活是什么样的，故选A。

2.I came to the opposite conclusion: your strict parenting made me more independent(独立的). 我得到了相反的结论正是妈妈的严厉才使我变得更加独立。故选D。

3.Sophia is thankful for what her strict mother has made her 意思是Sophia 很感激她严厉的妈妈为她做的。 C. Sophia is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her.意思是Sophia很满意她父母的抚养方式。 DTiger Mom was blamed for rejecting her daughters’ birthday cards. 意思是虎妈被指责拒绝她女儿的生日卡这三项文章中都曾提到了。只有B. Sophia has never been disturbed by tea parties. 意思是索菲亚从未被茶会打扰过，与Having you as a mother was no tea party.有你这样的母亲不会有茶会想，相矛盾。故选B。

4.You feel it when the piano piece you’ve practiced for days and hours finally comes to life beneath your fingertips. You feel it when you do something on your own that you never thought you could.意思是当你正在冲刺,当你练习一首钢琴曲无数小时,最终乐曲为化成现实,在你指尖下流出,你会体会得到;当你偶然想到一个改变生活的念头,当你自行做到一些你从未想过能够做到的事,你会体会得到.故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。